The Sleep Experiment by Jeremy Bates

Author:Jeremy Bates [Bates, Jeremy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781988091389
Publisher: Ghillinnein Books
Published: 2019-08-26T16:00:00+00:00

Day 11

Thursday, June 7, 2018

Dr. Roy Wallis did not bring Penny Park a green tea the following morning. He set his vanilla latte on the desk and got straight to business. “How were they?” he asked, looking through the viewing window. Chad sat on the workout bench, slumped forward, his head held in his hands. Sharon was nowhere to be seen.

“Is Sharon in the bathroom?” he inquired.

“Yup,” Penny said, not looking at him. She was wearing a denim jacket over some sort of multi-colored court jester’s shirt. Jovial, however, she was not. More like royally pissed.

Dr. Wallis didn’t appreciate the attitude. He’d done nothing wrong the night before. She was the one who’d tracked down where he lived and busted up his date.

“How long has she been in there?” he asked.

“A couple hours.”

“A couple hours?”

“They’re bad,” Penny said. “Like, really bad. Way worse than yesterday.” She finally glanced up at him, but instead of the anger he’d expected to find in her eyes, there was only concern. “We made them sick, professor,” she continued. “And I think we need to end the experiment.”

Dr. Wallis straightened in shock. “End it? Penny, we can’t end—”

She cut him off. “These last few days, I haven’t been comfortable with the experiment. I’ve been worried about Chad and Shaz. Now I’m really worried about them. What we’re doing, stealing their sleep, it isn’t right. You said this yourself—”

“The experiment was approved by the university’s Institutional Review Board. Chad and Sharon both provided written informed consent. Most importantly, they’ve displayed no willingness to end—”

“Stop it!” Penny cried. “Stop talking and listen to me, okay? Chad and Shaz are not well. Look at them! Watch them! See for yourself.”

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